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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

When Queen Elizabeth sends the Earl of Essex to Ireland with orders to attack the Irish rebel Tyrone, what does the earl do? (from Chapter 28)

He goes to Scotland instead.

He is captured by Tyrone.

He joins Tyrone.

He delays and does not keep the queen informed.

2.

Who does the Spanish Ambassador Don Gerau de Spies plot to marry to Mary Stuart to restore Catholicism to England? (from Chapter 12)

The Earl of Leicester.

The Duke of Norfolk.

King Philip of Spain.

The Duke of Alva.

3.

What is the Earl of Essex charged with in Chapter 29? (from Chapter 29)

High treason.

Disobedience to the queen.

Theft.

Murder.

4.

What does Queen Elizabeth do to combat Catherine de Medici's plans for Mary Stuart? (from Chapter 15)